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Variant(s): or fon·ta·nelle /"fän-t&n-'el, 'fän-t&n-"/ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English fontinelle a bodily hollow or pit, from Middle French fontenele, diminutive of fontaine fountain Date: 1741 : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones; specifically : any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the uncompleted angles of the parietal bones and the neighboring bones of a fetal or young www.m-w.com |
